Policy

“We’ve been waiting for something like this”
“We’ve been waiting for something like this”
Lecia Bushak
December 9, 2021
1:00 pm

Health and policy experts herald the Surgeon General’s acknowledgement of a “mental health crisis” among young people.

The Omicron messaging dilemma
The Omicron messaging dilemma
Lecia Bushak
December 3, 2021
5:10 am

Why public health experts believe communications around Omicron need to toe the line between too much concern and just enough.

The FDA’s upcoming clinical research revamp
The FDA’s upcoming clinical research revamp
Lecia Bushak
November 29, 2021
12:00 pm

Here’s what a restructuring of clinical trials might look like under FDA commissioner pick Dr. Robert Califf.

More vaccines, more vials, more raw materials
More vaccines, more vials, more raw materials
Lecia Bushak
November 18, 2021
10:58 am

The Biden administration’s initiative to boost manufacturing capacity launches with great ambitions and expectations.

Moderna, NIH dispute vaccine patent rights
Moderna, NIH dispute vaccine patent rights
Lecia Bushak
November 11, 2021
10:47 am

The dispute has potentially huge implications for the push to increase vaccine equity in poorer countries.

This time drug pricing reform is for real. Maybe.
This time drug pricing reform is for real. Maybe.
Lecia Bushak
November 3, 2021
3:58 pm

Will the iteration of reform agreed to by Congressional Democrats on Tuesday be the one that sticks?

Will pharma once again dodge the pricing bullet?
Will pharma once again dodge the pricing bullet?
Lecia Bushak
October 28, 2021
11:40 am

As another deadline for the Biden Administration’s social spending bill approaches, Democrats’ ‘weakened’ drug-pricing plan enters the mix.

The ongoing (and somewhat one-sided) battle against vaccine mandates
The ongoing (and somewhat one-sided) battle against vaccine mandates
Lecia Bushak
October 21, 2021
5:00 am

Despite pockets of pushback against vaccine mandates, experts expect pro-vaccination forces to win in the long haul.

Biden to nominate Robert Califf as permanent FDA chief?
Biden to nominate Robert Califf as permanent FDA chief?
Lecia Bushak
October 14, 2021
5:22 pm

Califf, currently head of clinical policy and strategy at Verily, previously served as FDA commissioner during the Obama Administration.

Biden administration invests in boosting access to rapid COVID-19 tests
Biden administration invests in boosting access to rapid COVID-19 tests
Lecia Bushak
October 14, 2021
2:47 pm

As an expected winter surge nears, public health officials are turning their attention to testing.

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